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- [hem-er-ij, hem-rij]
- /ˈhɛm ər ɪdʒ, ˈhɛm rɪdʒ/
- /ˈhem.ər.ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hem-er-ij, hem-rij]
- /ˈhɛm ər ɪdʒ, ˈhɛm rɪdʒ/
Definitions of hemorrhage word
- noun hemorrhage a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding. 1
- noun hemorrhage the loss of assets, especially in large amounts. 1
- noun hemorrhage any widespread or uncontrolled loss or diffusion. 1
- verb without object hemorrhage to bleed profusely. 1
- verb without object hemorrhage to lose assets, especially in large amounts. 1
- verb with object hemorrhage to lose (assets): a company that was hemorrhaging money. 1
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Origin of hemorrhage
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Latin haemorrhagia < Greek haimorrhagía. See hemo-, -rrhagia
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Parts of speech for Hemorrhage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hemorrhage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hemorrhage
verb hemorrhage
- ooze — (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- seep — to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- outflow — the act of flowing out: We need flood control to stem the river's outflow.
- gush — to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
noun hemorrhage
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- outpouring — outpouring.
- depletion — a depleting or being depleted
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- seepage — the act or process of seeping; leakage.
Antonyms for hemorrhage
verb hemorrhage
- pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
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